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Will Headlee, organist at Park Central Presbyterian, played for visitors during the Onondaga Historical Association's organ crawl last year. People were invited to a listening tour of organs at four downtown Syracuse churches.
(Dennis Nett | dnett@syracuse.com)

Syracuse -- Onondaga Historical Association is repeating history. It is building upon the success of its 2012 listening tour of organ music at historic churches in its downtown Syracuse neighborhood. The annual Cathedral Square Neighborhood Organ Crawl will be held Saturday and once again feature four churches. In its first year, the event attracted 100 visitors.

This year the tour begins at 1 p.m. Saturday at Park Central Presbyterian Church, 504 E. Fayette St. Gregg Tripoli, executive director of the Onondaga Historical Association, will lead the tour. It will end with a reception and desserts provided by area restaurants.

At each church, visitors will learn about the church and its organ. An organist will talk about the instrument and demonstrate some its specialties before performing a short concert. The music has been chosen to honor the 850th anniversary of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.

Tickets are $10. Reservations and pre-payment are suggested. Call Karen Cooney at 428-1864, ext. 312. Tickets also can be purchased at the start of the tour.

The organ crawl is a fundraiser for the Cathedral Square Neighborhood Association. Proceeds will be used for the hanging flower baskets placed throughout the historic neighborhood, which is bordered by Madison, Warren, Fayette, and Townsend Streets and includes the beautiful historic district encompassing Montgomery Street, Columbus Circle and Fayette Firefighters’ Park.